Does the newest (2010) Mac Mini work with a Powerbook (Power PC) G4?

So, I still LOVE my 5 year old Powerbook G4 but with news of Apple not making it's new operating systems (Snow Leopard and so forth) and iLife's compatible with Power PC's, I'm left in Mac limbo.
I'm currently running OSX 10.5.8 (Leopard) but my iPhoto, iMovie, etc. are all 2005 versions. I would really like a newer version of iPhoto, or of some photo library software, but most new ones (Aperture, Lightroom 4) are only for Intel's too.
The only solution I have come to is to buy a Mac Mini or a new computer. Since my Powerbook is in great condition, I want to get as many years out of it as I can. Does anyone know how efficient Mac Mini's are with Powerbook's? Or if there are any known issues?
Thanks in advance!

Yes they can network together, and share data over Target Disk Mode with the Powerbook being in Target mode.
Migrating data from them can be a little tricky as this tip explains, but not impossible:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=435350&tstart=10
The only reason to buy a newer Mac, is if you need features that are only available to 10.6 and above, and you can afford to upgrade those applications not known to work in 10.5. See my other tip here as well:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2693045

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